# Candidates of the 2006 Victorian state election

This article provides details on candidates for the 2006 Victorian election, held on 25 November 2006.

## Retiring MPs
### Labor

* Mary Delahunty MLA (Northcote) – announced retirement October 2006.
* Sherryl Garbutt MLA (Bundoora) – retired.
* Mary Gillett MLA (Tarneit) – lost preselection.
* Michael Leighton MLA (Preston) – retired.
* Peter Loney MLA (Lara) – retired after it became clear he would lose preselection.
* Bruce Mildenhall MLA (Footscray) – retired.
* Dale Wilson MLA (Narre Warren South) – lost preselection.
* Helen Buckingham MLC (Koonung Province) – retired due to ill health.
* Monica Gould MLC (Doutta Galla Province) – retired.
* Geoff Hilton MLC (Western Port Province – lost preselection.
* John McQuilten MLC (Ballarat Province) – retired.
* Sang Nguyen MLC (Melbourne West Province) – lost preselection.

### Liberal

* Robin Cooper MLA (Mornington) – retired.
* Robert Doyle MLA (Malvern) – retired.
* Phil Honeywood MLA (Warrandyte) – retired.
* Victor Perton MLA (Doncaster) – retired.
* Tony Plowman MLA (Benambra) – retired.
* Ron Bowden MLC (South Eastern Province) – retired.
* Andrew Brideson MLC (Waverley Province) – retired.
* Bill Forwood MLC (Templestowe Province) – retired.
* Graeme Stoney MLC (Central Highlands Province) – retired.
* Chris Strong MLC (Higinbotham Province) – lost preselection.

### National

* Noel Maughan MLA (Rodney) – retired.
* Barry Bishop MLC (North Western Province) – retired.

### Independent

* Carolyn Hirsh MLC (Silvan Province) – elected as Labor.
* Andrew Olexander MLC (Silvan Province) – elected as Liberal.

## Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | National candidates | Other candidates |
| Albert Park | Labor | John Thwaites | Clive Smith | John Middleton | Sam Robertson | | Adrian Jackson (Ind) Stratos Pavlis (PP) David Reece (CEC) |
| Altona | Labor | Lynne Kosky | Ian Soylemez | Andreas Bischof | David Bernard | | |
| Ballarat East | Labor | Geoff Howard | Geoff Hayes | Michele Harvie | Grace Bailey | | Dianne Hadden (Ind) |
| Ballarat West | Labor | Karen Overington | Shane Brennan | Belinda Coates | Dale Butterfield | | |
| Bass | Liberal | John Anderson | Ken Smith | Tully Fletcher | Cameron Begg | Jacky Abbott | Cheryl Billing-Smith (Ind) Robert Brown (PP) |
| Bayswater | Labor | Peter Lockwood | Heidi Victoria | James Tennant | Warwick Murphy | | Gordon Ashley (Ind) Kurt Beilharz (CEC) Stephanie Mortimer (PP) Steve Raskovy (Ind) |
| Bellarine | Labor | Lisa Neville | Don Gibson | Justin Teague | Len Lengyal | | |
| Benalla | National | Rob Mitchell | Hamish McMillan | Kammy Cordner-Hunt | Jim Reiney | Bill Sykes | |
| Benambra | Liberal | Lisa Mahood | Bill Tilley | Helen Robinson | Martin Corboy | Bill Baxter | Shane Pearce (Ind) |
| Bendigo East | Labor | Jacinta Allan | Kevin Gibbins | John Bardsley | Gail Hardy | John Manning | Colin James (PP) |
| Bendigo West | Labor | Bob Cameron | Bruce McClure | Sue-Ellen Radford | Rachel Harrison | Glenn Murrells | |
| Bentleigh | Labor | Rob Hudson | James Gobbo | Peter D'Arcy | Michael Portelli | | Colin Horne (CEC) |
| Box Hill | Liberal | Robert Chong | Robert Clark | Peter Campbell | Gary Ong | | Christine Cumming (PP) |
| Brighton | Liberal | Jane Shelton | Louise Asher | Jonathan Walters | Mark Freeman | | Clifford Hayes (Ind) |
| Broadmeadows | Labor | John Brumby | Daniel Parsons | Emily Taylor | Gerard Hines | | Marlene Ebejer (PP) Will Marshall (Ind) Sleiman Yohanna (CEC) |
| Brunswick | Labor | Carlo Carli | Vince Arborea | Cyndi Dawes | James McDonald | | Christian Astorian (PP) Vannessa Hearman (SA) |
| Bulleen | Liberal | Neill Campbell | Nicholas Kotsiras | Fiona MacKenzie | Carmen Tong | | |
| Bundoora | Labor | Colin Brooks | Kane Afford | Sarah Jefford | Dean Cronkwright | | Julie Anderson (PP) Rod McLennan (CEC) |
| Burwood | Labor | Bob Stensholt | Graham Bailey | John Presley | John Caravan | | |
| Carrum | Labor | Jenny Lindell | Jeff Shelley | Carlos Lopez | Michael McLean | | Ronnie Musster (Ind) Alan Thompson (Ind) |
| Caulfield | Liberal | Steven Cusworth | Helen Shardey | Peter Job | Eric Labonne | | |
| Clayton | Labor | Hong Lim | Michael Carty | Siobhan Isherwood | Emyr Aditya | | Simon Hall (CEC) |
| Cranbourne | Labor | Jude Perera | Luke Martin | Hillary Bray | Mark Hermans | | |
| Dandenong | Labor | John Pandazopoulos | Cameron Nicholls | Peter Blair | Peter Dorian | | |
| Derrimut | Labor | Telmo Languiller | Charles Tran | Marc Purcell | Margaret Foster | | Rod Doel (CEC) Jorge Jorquera (Ind) |
| Doncaster | Liberal | Lidia Argondizzo | Mary Wooldridge | Chris Gymer | Dot Peak | | Irene Goonan (Ind) Graham Wynn (PP) |
| Eltham | Labor | Steve Herbert | Craig Ondarchie | Damien Magner | Shane Porter | | |
| Essendon | Labor | Judy Maddigan | Conrad D'Souza | Bob Muntz | Arthur Tsiglopoulos | | Jeremy Beck (CEC) Phillip Cutler (Ind) |
| Evelyn | Labor | Heather McTaggart | Christine Fyffe | Justine Indigo-Rose | Roger Williamson | | Peter Byrne (PP) |
| Ferntree Gully | Labor | Anne Eckstein | Nick Wakeling | Steve Bullock | Allister Rouse | | Adrian Dowell (PP) Ross Russell (CEC) |
| Footscray | Labor | Marsha Thomson | Cam Nation | Greg Ferrington | Ronald Berchy | | Catherine Cumming (Ind) Margarita Windisch (SA) |
| Forest Hill | Labor | Kirstie Marshall | Neil Angus | Mick Kir | Stella Collins | | |
| Frankston | Labor | Alistair Harkness | Rochelle McArthur | Wendy Smith | Michael Pleiter | | Fletcher Davis (Ind) |
| Geelong | Labor | Ian Trezise | Scott Dixon | Bruce Lindsay | Gary Plumridge | | Elsie Teer (PP) |
| Gembrook | Labor | Tammy Lobato | Simon Wildes | Gordon Watson | Peter Gebbing | Peter McConachy | Robyn Allcock (PP) Frank Dean (Ind) |
| Gippsland East | Independent | Zach Smith | Peter Bommer | Geoff de Jonge | Dean Beveridge | Chris Nixon | Clint Eastwood (Ind) Craig Ingram* (Ind) |
| Gippsland South | National | Steve Boyce | Simon Wilson | Jackie Dargaville | Clare Heath | Peter Ryan | Theo Alblas (CEC) Jo McCubbin (Ind) |
| Hastings | Labor | Rosy Buchanan | Neale Burgess | Francine Buckley | Melanie Marcin | Jim King | Stuart Holm (PP) |
| Hawthorn | Liberal | John McNally | Ted Baillieu | Lynda Birch | Veronica Sidhu | | |
| Ivanhoe | Labor | Craig Langdon | Maxwell Gratton | Marisa Palmer | Kevin Tan | | Jenny Mulholland (Ind) |
| Keilor | Labor | George Seitz | John Clifford | Lisa Asbury | Scott Amberley | | |
| Kew | Liberal | Maree Williams | Andrew McIntosh | Emma Henley | Wallis Patterson | | John Dobinson (Ind) |
| Kilsyth | Labor | Dympna Beard | David Hodgett | Salore Craig | Gillian Schwab | | Patsy Hill (Ind) |
| Kororoit | Labor | Andre Haermeyer | Mick Alexander | | Tania Walters | | Andre Kozlowski (CEC) |
| Lara | Labor | John Eren | Angelo Kakouros | Catherine Jones | Peter Haines | | Brent Lyons-Lee (PP) |
| Lowan | National | Paul Battista | Katrina Rainsford | Rob Daly | Graeme Presser | Hugh Delahunty | |
| Lyndhurst | Labor | Tim Holding | Gary Anderton | Andrew Henley | Jenny Walsh | | Gordon Ford (Ind) |
| Macedon | Labor | Joanne Duncan | Robyne Head | Leigh Johnson | Frank O'Connor | | Barry Dave (Ind) Rob Guthrie (PP) Steve Medcraft (Ind) |
| Malvern | Liberal | Paul Vout | Michael O'Brien | Tania Giles | Ann Grauer | | Deborah Holmes (PP) |
| Melbourne | Labor | Bronwyn Pike | Steve Pappas | Richard Di Natale | Rebecca Gebbing | | Kevin Chamberlin (Ind) Isabell Collins (PP) |
| Melton | Labor | Don Nardella | Graham Hooper | Jeremy Sanders | Pamela Lee | | John Goodman (Ind) John Southall (Ind) |
| Mildura | Independent | Alison Smith | Gavin Sedgmen | Bruce Rivendell | | Peter Crisp | Chris Katis (Ind) Russell Savage (Ind) |
| Mill Park | Labor | Lily D'Ambrosio | Adam Papaevangelou | Benedict Hughes | Carmen McLeod | | Christine Stow (PP) |
| Mitcham | Labor | Tony Robinson | Philip Daw | Robert Redman | Miriam Rawson | | Peter Allan (Ind) Sharon Partridge (PP) |
| Monbulk | Labor | James Merlino | Clive Larkman | Robert Stephen | Carl Huybers | | Joanne Stride (PP) |
| Mordialloc | Labor | Janice Munt | Stephen Hartney | Shana Nerenberg | Jadah Milroy | | |
| Mornington | Liberal | William Puls | David Morris | Malcolm Jones | Thea Clarke | | Mark Fleming (PP) |
| Morwell | Labor | Brendan Jenkins | Stephen Parker | Jeff Wrathall | Katy Koo | Russell Northe | Lisa Proctor (Ind) Ian Radford (PP) |
| Mount Waverley | Labor | Maxine Morand | Michael Gidley | John Poppins | John Boland | | Kali Paxinos (PP) Neil Smith (Ind) |
| Mulgrave | Labor | Daniel Andrews | Ashton Ashokkumar | Jon Owen | Penny Badwal | | |
| Murray Valley | National | Lauren O'Neill | Nick McHugh | Carol Kunert | Gary Duke | Ken Jasper | |
| Narracan | Labor | Ian Maxfield | Gary Blackwood | Kate Jackson | Terry McKenna | John Verhoeven | Steven Bird (CEC) Roger Marks (PP) |
| Narre Warren North | Labor | Luke Donnellan | Mick Morland | Bree Taylor | Peterine Smulders | | Ian Murphy (PP) |
| Narre Warren South | Labor | Judith Graley | Michael Shepherdson | Meg Tanti | Bronwyn Rawlins | | |
| Nepean | Liberal | Anne Marshall | Martin Dixon | Henry Kelsall | Craig Nelson | | |
| Niddrie | Labor | Rob Hulls | James Buonopane | Gwen Lee | Mark Markovic | | |
| Northcote | Labor | Fiona Richardson | Graham Watt | Alex Bhathal | Daniel Willis | | Darren Lewin-Hill (Ind) |
| Oakleigh | Labor | Ann Barker | Colin Dixon | Matthew Billman | Joyce Khoo | | |
| Pascoe Vale | Labor | Christine Campbell | Claude Tomisich | David Collis | Stefan Pittari | | Noelene Isherwood (CEC) |
| Polwarth | Liberal | Darren Cheeseman | Terry Mulder | Natalie Atherden | Trevor Pearce | | |
| Prahran | Labor | Tony Lupton | Clem Newton-Brown | Justin Walker | Gary Pinto | | |
| Preston | Labor | Robin Scott | Peter Hammond | Chris Chaplin | Christopher Field | | Robert Barwick (CEC) |
| Richmond | Labor | Richard Wynne | Maina Walkley | Gurm Sekhon | Ann Bown Seeley | | Richard Grummet (PP) Steve Jolly (Ind) Luke Watts (Ind) |
| Ripon | Labor | Joe Helper | Vic Dunn | Steve Morse | Leanne Rawson | Robyn Smith | |
| Rodney | National | Nicola Castleman | Neil Repacholi | Beck Lowe | Paul Bachelor | Paul Weller | Tony Murphy (Ind) Jeff Simmons (Ind) |
| Sandringham | Liberal | Noel Pullen | Murray Thompson | Bruce McPhate | Stuart Campbell | | Sonia Castelli (Ind) |
| Scoresby | Liberal | Gerry Raleigh | Kim Wells | Rex Thompson | Peter Lake | | John Tibble (PP) |
| Seymour | Labor | Ben Hardman | Mike Dalmau | Sean O'Sullivan | Josh Dolan | | Robert Gordon (PP) |
| Shepparton | National | James Taylor | Stephen Merrylees | Doug Ralph | Neil Meyer | Jeanette Powell | |
| South Barwon | Labor | Michael Crutchfield | Michael King | Matthew Walters | Jonathan Tinney | | John Lambert (Ind) |
| South-West Coast | Liberal | Roy Reekie | Denis Napthine | Phoebe Adams | Barry Wilson | David O'Brien | Mike Noske (PP) |
| Swan Hill | National | Glenn Morrison | Suellen Tomamichel | Simon Roberts | Martin Jones | Peter Walsh | Trudy Campbell (CEC) |
| Tarneit | Labor | Tim Pallas | Mark Rose | Pamela Boyd | Christopher Harrison | | John Gibbons (Ind) Michael Goldsworthy (PP) |
| Thomastown | Labor | Peter Batchelor | Simon Coles | Jen Hargrave | Tim Rebecchi | | |
| Warrandyte | Liberal | Jarrod Panther | Ryan Smith | David Ellis | Paul Bronti | | |
| Williamstown | Labor | Steve Bracks | Alan Evers-Buckland | Michael Faltermaier | Veronica Hayes | | Wajde Assaf (Ind) |
| Yan Yean | Labor | Danielle Green | Aneta Ivanovski | Karin Geradts | Matthew Field | | Belinda Clarkson (Ind) Brian Mawhinney (PP) |
| Yuroke | Labor | Liz Beattie | Catherine Finn | Belinda Connell | George Barrett | | |

## Legislative Council

The 40 members of the Legislative Council were elected under a proportional representation system. Each region elected five members. Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

### Eastern Metropolitan

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| Shaun Leane* Brian Tee* Andrew McKenzie Coral Delarue Mike Symon | Richard Dalla-Riva* Bruce Atkinson* Jan Kronberg* Gladys Liu Matthew Koce | Bill Pemberton Kiera Perrott Nina Scott Howard Tankey Janet Powell | Chris Willis May Ng Fiona Bronte John Bridge Pat Murray | Greg Byrne Ken Wells |
| Democrats candidates | People Power candidates | | | |
| Craig Beale Mary Dettman Rachel Aza | Karin Orpen John Giles | | | |

### Eastern Victoria

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates |
| Matt Viney* Johan Scheffer* Glenyys Romanes Gregg Cook Ann Dettrick | Philip Davis* Edward O'Donohue* Susie Manson Sarah Meredith Daniel Hyland | Peter Hall* Janice Coates Wesley Head Jenny Hammett Neville Buckland | Louis Delacretaz Jill Redwood George Beardsley Catheryn Thompson Daniel Jordan | Cameron Eastman Joshua Reimer Wendy Buchanan Mark Harvey Marcus van Enik |
| DLP candidates | People Power candidates | CDP candidates | Country Alliance candidates | Group F candidates |
| Pat Crea Pat Lamanna Margaret Hansen Teresa Evelyn-Liardet | Gabriela Byrne Jodie Hughson | Wolfgang Voigt Eddie Brockhus | Andrew Jones Peter Kelly | Henrie Ellis Stephen Pearman |
| Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| Adnan Glibanovic | | | | |

### Northern Metropolitan

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| Theo Theophanous* Jenny Mikakos* Nazih Elasmar* Michele Ryan Joe Caputo | Matthew Guy* Dino de Marchi Emilia Arnus | Greg Barber* Priya Carey Hoa Pham Glenn Osboldstone Daniel Marti | Liz Bos Amy Shand Giacomo Angeli Roy Crea | John Mulholland Kevin Harwood |
| Democrats candidates | People Power candidates | Group D candidates | | |
| Geoff Lutz Jessica Healy Robert Stone | Barbara Biggs Vern Hughes | Joseph Kaliniy Koulla Mesaritis Alexios Alexopoulos Mousti Senkul | | |

### Northern Victoria

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates |
| Candy Broad* Kaye Darveniza* Marg Lewis Brad Dobson Jamie Byron | Wendy Lovell* Donna Petrovich* John Lithgow Zie Devereux Michael Gillies Smith | Damian Drum* Rachel McAsey Justin Scholz Robert Michell Brian O'Sullivan | Jennifer Alden Jon Baly Jenny O'Connor | Nathan Hulls Mary Lou Corboy Nathanael Valentine Helen Leach |
| DLP candidates | People Power candidates | CDP candidates | Country Alliance candidates | Group E candidates |
| Andrew Robinson Paul McCormack Sharon Lane | Denise Allen Phil Bachmann | Phil Seymour Ewan McDonald | Danny Lee Fred Goodwin | Stefano de Pieri Helen Healy Geoff Brown Joe Rocca Neil Fettling |
| Group H candidates | | | | |
| Laurie Whelan Peter O'Brien | | | | |

### South Eastern Metropolitan

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| Gavin Jennings* Adem Somyurek* Bob Smith* Vince Rossi Shilana Yip | Gordon Rich-Phillips* Inga Peulich* Ken Ong Susanne La Fontaine John Aivaliotis | Jim Reiher Nicole Avery Dean Andrew | Ann-Marie Hermans Steven Ashdown Ann Ross Annette Blazé | Denise de Graaff Frances Murphy |
| Democrats candidates | People Power candidates | CDP candidates | Group E candidates | |
| Karen Bailey David Batten Daniel Berk | Linda Hancock Maria Pazaitis | Sandra Herrmann Jenny Zuiderwyk | Geraldine Gonsalvez Julie Boustead | |

### Southern Metropolitan

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| John Lenders* Evan Thornley* Shelly Freeman Alexandria Hicks Pablo Salina | David Davis* Andrea Coote* David Southwick Michael Heffernan Kaye Farrow | Sue Pennicuik* Heather Welsh Ray Walford Clare Pilcher Teresa Puszka | John McSwiney John Friebel Brian Campbell | Gerry Flood Brian Maunder Terry O'Hanlon |
| Democrats candidates | People Power candidates | Group C candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Paul Kavanagh Margaret Mitsikas John Mathieson | Stephen Mayne Judith Voce | Rita Bentley Geoff Taylor | John Myers | |

### Western Metropolitan

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | DLP candidates |
| Justin Madden* Khalil Eideh* Martin Pakula* Henry Barlow Lisa Zanatta | Bernie Finn* Stephen Reynolds Wayne Tseng Ann Bitans | Colleen Hartland* Nam Bui Robert Humphreys Liz Ingham Nora Tchekmeyan | Ashley Alp Anh Nguyen Robert Walker Marie Spataro Roger San Jose | Mark Beshara Shane McCarthy |
| Democrats candidates | People Power candidates | | | |
| Robert Livesay Danii Coric Roger Howe | Max Jackson Christine Williams | | | |

### Western Victoria

| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | National candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates |
| Jaala Pulford* Gayle Tierney* Elaine Carbines Christine Couzens Chris Papas | John Vogels* David Koch* Kate Bullen Paul Johnston John Oxley | Samantha McIntosh Peter McIntyre | Marcus Ward Gillian Blair Stephen Chenery Karen McAloon Judy Cameron | Gordon Alderson Monique Podbury Michael Croot Anna Jennings Michael Albers |
| DLP candidates | People Power candidates | Socialist candidates | Country Alliance candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Peter Kavanagh* Clare Power David Power Michael Casanova Leanne Casanova | Greg Jones Lachlan Jones | Sue Bull Rowan Stewart | Miles Hodge Ron Heath | John Camilleri |

## Preselected candidates who resigned

* Jack Reilly resigned as the No 1 People Power candidate for Northern Metropolitan on Saturday 16 September 2006.
* Helen Buckingham resigned as the No 3 ALP candidate for Eastern Metropolitan.
* Mary Delahunty resigned as the ALP incumbent candidate for Northcote.
* Stephen Mayne resigned as the No. 1 People Power candidate for Southern Metropolitan on 18 October 2006, but he reversed this decision on 1 November 2006.
* Wally Rogers resigned as the Liberal candidate for Yuroke due to illness.
* Frank Dawood resigned as the Liberal candidate for Dandenong.
* Andrew Olexander did not nominate after all